House passes 2-bill funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

Washington — The House passed the latest bipartisan funding package Wednesday, moving one step closer to fully funding the government through September.  Congress is rushing to beat a Jan. 30 deadline to pass the annual appropriations bills to avoid another government shutdown.  Top lawmakers on the Senate and House appropriations committees released a two-bill package

How ICE Was Targeted in Minneapolis for Weeks Before Fatal Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS—Activists in Minneapolis are continuing to organize efforts to impede immigration enforcement as the Trump administration surges more agents to the Twin Cities. Local efforts to disrupt the work of immigration officers in the area began weeks before a deadly shooting brought Minneapolis into the national spotlight on Jan. 7. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Trump administration to suspend immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will stop giving out visas to nationals of dozens of countries who are seeking to move to the U.S. permanently, escalating its broad crackdown on legal immigration. The State Department, which oversees visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates, said it would indefinitely pause the issuance of immigrant visas

Planned State Executions of Iran Protestors Expected to Be Canceled: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the air stairs after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 13, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday relayed information that planned executions of protestors in Iran are expected to be canceled. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is

Changing Defense Department’s name could cost up to $125 million, CBO estimates

The Trump administration’s push to change the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War could cost nine figures, according to a new estimate by Congress’ budget watchdog. President Trump signed an executive order last September to start the process of renaming the federal government’s largest employer. The agency now refers to itself as the Department

Court upholds Prop 50, allowing California to use its redrawn congressional maps

A federal three-judge panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California upheld Prop 50, ruling that Democrats can proceed in using their newly redrawn congressional maps in the state for the 2026 midterm elections.  The court found “that the evidence presented reflects that Proposition 50 was exactly what it was billed as: a political gerrymander